Kimberly Dawn Neumann is a multi-published NYC-based writer whose work has appeared in myriad publications ranging from Forbes to Real Simple to Cosmopolitan. She’s written hundreds of articles as ...

Green roofs can diffuse heat that would otherwise be absorbed through your roof in warmer months and act as an added layer of insulation when it’s chilly outside. Often considered to be one of the ...

This article was originally featured on Undark. Sweat was dripping down Luis Cassiano’s face. It was 2012, and Rio de Janeiro’s hottest day to date: At nearly 110 degrees Fahrenheit, the seaside city ...

Green roofed structures date back thousands of years, even before the concept of housing as it is known today was birthed. The earliest green roofs came in the form of sod roofs above caves. Plants ...

The Rammed Earth House in Slovenia was designed by several collaborating architects to explore a combination of ancient building methods and the latest in sustainable energy technology. Have you ever ...

Ian Cheibub for NPR It was a sunny September morning in Rio de Janeiro’s Parque Arará favela and volunteers were preparing plants to be placed on Reginaldo Gomes da Silva’s roof. Students from both ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Luis Cassiano climbs a ladder and gently places small bundles of plants on a tin rooftop in a poor Rio de Janeiro neighborhood. The 53-year-old Brazilian ...

Discover cold hardy plants for a green roof. Here, garden experts share their top 5 picks of low-effort, cold hardy plants to ...

If you caught sight of a bunch of college-age students fiddling around on rooftops of some Lancaster city landmark buildings recently, don’t be concerned. They were just looking for bats. The city ...